Exclusive: Google Pixel 10’s display could hurt your eyes less — but only if you go Pro
The Pixel 10 series may come with some long-awaited PWM dimming upgrades, but there are some big caveats.
- The Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL displays could be better for people who are sensitive to PWM dimming.
- Google is considering an upgrade to 480Hz dimming for the Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL. The regular model, as well as the Fold, may stick to 240Hz.
- The displays are also planned to be brighter by about 200 nits across the board.
Since the launch of the Pixel 9 series, Google has been revising its Pixel strategy. Instead of the Pro Pixels being larger, slightly better versions of the base Pixels as they had been in previous years, the Pro tier became a whole different class of phones. This year, that trend continues, with all evidence suggesting the baseline Pixel 10 will be closer to the A series Pixels than the Pro models.
It appears that Google will lean into this growing divide even further with its display tech, as we’ve learned that the Pixel 10 is considering a display with a higher PWM frequency — but only on the Pro models.
